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Early Experimental Tractor
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A man is sitting behind the wheel of what appears to be an experimental tractor. The location is staged for a photo shoot, with a white cloth hanging in front of a brick building in the background. The handwritten text on the photograph reads: "15 H.P. Built in 1905."
1905
International Harvester Company
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Experimental Tractor
1896
40 H.P. experimental tractor. Original caption reads: "40 H.P., Built in 1896."
Early Experimental IHC Tractor
June 21, 1911
Man sitting on an experimental lightweight tractor. The photograph was probably taken outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption includes the name "John F. Steward".
Type C Mogul Tractor Studio Shot
1912
A studio shot of a 20-25 horsepower Mogul Type C tractor.
Men with Deering Auto-Mower
1900
A group of men outdoors are standing behind a Deering Auto-Mower holding Deering signs. The mower was an experimental gas powered mowing machine. The text above the photograph reads: "'Automobile' ...
International Experimental Steam Tractor
1921
Left side view of an International Harvester experimental steam tractor.
